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Birthday remebrances today for Leonora Teiger, daughter of William Teiger and Dora Reinlieb, who was born this day, New Years Day, in New York in 1928 at the height of the Prohibition era in America. She passed in Jan 2008 in Long Beach, California. The 1930's American Census shows a young Leornora living with her parents in the Bronx area of New York probably in a tenament building in very cramped conditions. Other people listed on the same page who would have been their neighbours show the area was highly concentrated in immigrants mainly of Russian or a polish origin, forming their own communities and sticking together. They also had a visitor from the UK staying with them, Leonora's Uncle, Moses Meyer Teiger, known as Philip.

Leonora married Sol Fields (Finkstein) in 1947 and didn't she make for a beautiful bride on her wedding day, in fact they both look rather fine!

So I read somewhere that yesterday, 11th March, was officially the start of the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918. Other articles I read seem to say in started in January 1918. Either way it had a devastating effect across the world with millions of people dying from it’s quickly spreading nature, Annie Ison was one of those millions.

Annie Ison was born in London, England in 1882 the daughter of James and Alison Ison.

In the 1901 census I found Annie living in the heart of London, 26 Morton Road, Islington, with her extensive family. Her father James was a dustman. What a job that must have been at this time.

Annie Ison 1901 census

In 1906 she married Joseph Teiger in Birmingham, England and the 1911 census shows them living at the well known Teiger address of Gooch Street with their two young sons Sidney and Louis.

Annie Ison 1911 census

Sidney W Teiger 1907-1975

Sadly Annie died in the December of 1918 after contracting the Spanish Flu virus. She was only 36 and left a devastated husband with two young sons to raise.

I am surprised not to have come across more family members dying from this virus considering it’s world wide devastation.

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Ancestry.co.uk have recently released a major new collection of documents that relate to New York Naturalisation Records from 1897-1944. If you have relatives that went to the US to “chase the American dream”, this is an exciting development.

Needless to say, I have started to search through the collection for any new records in relation to our Teigers that moved to live in America.

My first new find was paperwork for Dora Teiger, nee Reinlieb. Dora married William Teiger in 1926 and although I have posted her wedding photo before, it really is a beautiful photo, so I am posting it again!

Dora Reinlieb on her wedding day 1926

On Dora’s “Declaration of Intention” form we see an updated photo of her which I assume was taken in 1940 as this is when the form is dated. She still looks as beautiful as she did on her wedding day!

Dora Teiger abt. 1940

The Declaration form was completed in March 1940 and it gives us a wealth of information about Dora and the rest of her family. It’s even got her signature on it!

Declaration of Intention form for Dora Teiger 25.03.1940.(curtsey of the Ancestry.co.uk website)

We learn that the family home address is 710 Fairmont Place, Bronx, New York. A quick search on the old trusted Google Maps shows this area now consists of fairly modern “replacement” buildings.

Husband’s details – born in Liverpool 04.05.1900 and entered the Unites States at New York 02.08.1923.

Children – two, Leonora born 01.01.1928 in New York and Jack born 25.06.1931 in New York.

Emigrated to the United States from Libau, Russia under the name of Dwasje Reinlieb on 16.09.1912.

Two years later she signed her “Petition for Naturalisation” and the family are now living at 804 East 178th Street, New York. The rest of the information remains the same although it is a little clearer to read than the earlier form!

A belated birthday remembrance for Greta Annie Teiger. Greta was born 4th September 1922 in West Bromwich. Her father was Martin Teiger who was an uncle to my nan, Dorris Ada Teiger and her mother was Annie Flavell.

All I know at present about Greta has been gleaned from the Electoral Roll.

In 1945 she was living at 39 Albert Road in the Handsworth division with her twice widowed mother, now Annie James. Annie had remarried after Martin’s early death in 1928. Sadly Annie’s second husband, William John James, had also died by this time having passed away in 1941.

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A fairly typical Victorian terrace of houses.

Albert Road, Handsworth from Google Street View

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In September 1946 Greta marries Leslie Ballard and the Electoral Registers from 1947 through to 1955 show they both resided at 421 Reddings Lane, Sparkbrook which appears from the electoral records to be the home of Leslie’s parents, Timothy Spencer Ballard and Ada Rollinson.

If anyone has any photos of Greta or her family I would be pleased to receive them!

This is a beautiful photo sent to me by Ian of what I am assuming is Dora Reinlieb. Dora married William Teiger in New York on 31st October 1926 and this is a photo, taken in 1926, of a bride on her wedding day, called Dora!

Dora Reinlieb born 1902 Gomel, Russia

Now a lovely photo sent by Steven Teiger that shows a handsome younger self sitting with his grandmother Hetty Teiger nee Cohen. Hetty was the wife of Sidney Wollf Teiger (name spellings as they were on the register).

Hetty and Steven

This photo sent by Ian shows Leonora Teiger and Sol Fields (Finkelstein) on their wedding day in 1947. Leonora, daughter of William Teiger and Dora Reinlieb, was quiet young at 19 years old on her wedding day.

Leonora and Sol on their wedding day.

Hello Jack Teiger, brother of Leonora. Jack was born in New York 25th June 1931 and he passed away on 28th May 1990 in Los Angeles.

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Ian Teiger in The Wirral has very kindly ventured into his loft and retrieved a whole host of treasures that I intend to share with you all as and when they come through to me. It may be that you have the same photos/documents in your collection or may be they will be new to you and never seen before.

Deborah Leah

Deborah was Ian’s grandmother and was the wife of Jacob Sol Teiger who settled in Liverpool. There now seems to be a little confusion over her maiden name. The marriage record for Jacob and Deborah states that it was Samuels. The birth certificate for their daughter Miriam implies it to have been Goldberg. Another mystery to solve then!

Deborah Leah and her children

Ian thinks this may have been taken just after the death of Jacob in 1920. From left to right we have:

A possible photo of Adolph Max Teiger b.1880. The photo has Adolph Zendel written on the back and is clearly taken in America. Adolph went to America and used the surname of Taylor. Could he also have used a version of his mother’s maiden name of Sendel? Mystery number two to investigate!

Jospeh and Fay Teiger

First time I’ve seen a photo of Fay (Fanny) Kleiff, Joesph’s second wife. His first wife Annie Ison passed away in 1918 as a result of the flu epidemic.

Top left – Joseph and Fay Teiger

Top right – A friend of Hetty, Miriam (Hetty), Fay Teiger nee Kleiff

Bottom left – Now we have a photo that is a mystery but could possibly be Amelia Teiger. The lady quite clearly has Teiger features and looks very much like Joseph. If you recognise this person please let me know!

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So today would have been Louis’s birthday. He was born 8th August 1908 in Birmingham, the son of Joseph Teiger and Annie Ison.

Louis Teiger 1908 – 1981

In the 1911 census we find him living at 82 Gooch Street, Birmingham with his parents and his brother Sidney. Quite a “cosmopolitan” family with Joseph his father being born in Poland, Annie his mother born in London, Sidney his brother was born in Wales whilst Louis was born in Birmingham.

Louis married Blanch Edwards in June 1935 and at this time he is already living in London and can be picked up in the Electoral Rolls 1934-1939. They had a daughter Julie in 1937.

He appeared in a newspaper story in 1947 after he was involved in a traffic accident, unfortunately with a policeman on his motorcycle! His occupation was reported as “traveller”. The case was dismissed.